'''Canon law''' is the tradition of canonical legislation, which governs Orthodox Church life. It touches on every area of Church life, including [[Ecclesiology]], [[Liturgy]], and [[Ethics]]. Although generally referred to as canon law, it is more correctly referred to in the Orthodox community as the ''tradition of the holy canons''. This law, the canonical tradition, involves persons who are invested with authority (such as bishops) enabled with the means of creating, formulating, interpreting, executing, validating, amending and revoking these ''laws'' through synodical or conciliar action.

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==People==

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== See also ==

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* [[Nikodemus of the Holy Mountain]]

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#[[Didache|'''The Didache''']], or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles.

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#The '''[[Ecumenical Councils]]'''

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#'''[[The Rudder]]''', the 85 Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles, plus the Canons of the First through Fourth Ecumenical Councils constitute what is known as ''The Rudder''.

*Archbishop Peter L'Huillier, ''The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils''. Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0881410075.

* Henry R. Percival, Ed. ''The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church: Their Canons and Dogmatic Decrees, Together with the Canons of All the Local Synods Which Have Received Ecumenical Acceptance''. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1956.

* [http://www.geocities.com/ekeied/ Post-Byzantine Law on the Web] - This site is devoted to the promotion of the study of law in Venetian and Ottoman Greece to the 19th century

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*[http://aroundomaha.com/cn/stjohn/canons.htm The Rudder]

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*[http://www.archive.org/details/Pedalion Complete scan of the Pedalion in Greek] (1886 edition published in Athens. This is the book The Rudder translates. Link to pdf file at that site.)

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*[http://ccel.org/fathers2/NPNF2-14/TOC.htm Canons and Definitions of the Ecumenical Councils]

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*[http://aggreen.net/canons/canons.html Canons of the Orthodox Church]

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*[http://www.archive.org/details/SyntagmaTonTheionKaiHieronKanononTonTeHagionKaiPaneuphemonApostolon Canons of the Orthodox Church in Greek] (Link to pdf scans of all 6 volumes of the definitive 19th century collection of Rhalle and Potle)

Canon law is the tradition of canonical legislation, which governs Orthodox Church life. It touches on every area of Church life, including Ecclesiology, Liturgy, and Ethics. Although generally referred to as canon law, it is more correctly referred to in the Orthodox community as the tradition of the holy canons. This law, the canonical tradition, involves persons who are invested with authority (such as bishops) enabled with the means of creating, formulating, interpreting, executing, validating, amending and revoking these laws through synodical or conciliar action.

Henry R. Percival, Ed. The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church: Their Canons and Dogmatic Decrees, Together with the Canons of All the Local Synods Which Have Received Ecumenical Acceptance. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1956.